Improved hose-ladder strap



lnit'd 51am ident @wie I f i Letters Patent No. 96,863, dated Not-collie?- 16, 1869.

IMPROVED' HOSE-LADDER STRAP.

The Schedule referre'd to. in these Letters Patent and making part: of the same.

1'0 o-Il whom yit may concern Be it known that I, ALBERT F. ALLEN, of the city' and county of Providence, and State of Rhode Island, have invented a certain new and useful Hose and Ladder-Strap.

My invention consists in the novel arrangement and combination of a strap, 'slide-ring, hooks, and handle, the wholel constituting a novel and desirable article ior the use ot' tireinen in active service; and- I do hereby declare that the following speciticat-ion, taken in connection with the drawings furnished, and tbl-ming a part ofthe saine, is a true, clear, and exact description thereof, reference. heilig had to the drawing.

Figure 1 represents one of my hose and ladderstraps, in perspective.

Figure 2 represents the saine, attached to hose, and suspended i'ronrthe round oi' a tirolnans ladder.

A is a leather strap, of any desirable length, and of the requisite strength.

Bis a sliding band or ring, loosely fitted to the strap.

C is a hose-hook, secured to one end of the strap, and is arranged to enga-ge with the sliding ring Ilia-nd forni a slip-loop.

I) is a `ladder-hwk, att-ached to the other end of the strap, and is arranged to engage with the round v ot' a ladder when desired.

E is a handle, secured to the end of the strap adjacent to the hook D.

The object oflny invent-lon is to moet a long-existing demand for a stra-p easily attached t-o, and detachable from hose during service at lires, and which can be readily secured to a ladder, and entirely obviate the necessity of grasping the hose with the hands.

)Iy hose and ladder-strap possesses an obvious value. in conveying charged hose up a ladder during active service, as it can be lifted` from'round to' round, and left suspended therefrom while the fireman ascends unencunibered. Y

In practice, I find it desirable to have the strap of sutiicient length to admit of twice encircling the hose with which it is to be used, as it can then serve as a holding-strap for the hose-pipe while in service, or the saine strap, with a single wrap, may be used in handling the suction-hose, which is usually of a great-er diameter.

By having the strap of a proper length, and provided with a suitable take-up arrangement, it will serve a useful purpose as a irenians belt, the strap-I hook engaging with the handle as a means of fastening.

Witnesses Wn'. C. Woon, FIL-xxi; A. J Aonso's. 

